Dental Assistant — Community-Health Impact & Growth

Cornerstone Care; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

403B retirement plan

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Cornerstone Care in Uniontown, PA is seeking a Dental Assistant to join our health center team. This full-time role supports patient care, prepares treatment rooms, assists dentists with procedures, and ensures infection control and safety standards are met.

The ideal candidate has a High School diploma (Dental Assistant training preferred) and must obtain X-Ray Certification within six months. We offer a stable work environment within a community-oriented nonprofit health system.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Dental Assistant diploma preferred; but will train.
• X-Ray Certification required within the first 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Sterilizes and delivers instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
• Selects, mixes, and places materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
• Exposes and develops radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Completes preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Obtains prior authorizations
• Scans
• Handles patient phone calls

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Dental Assistant diploma

Job description

Cornerstone Care in Uniontown, PA is seeking a Dental Assistant to join our health center team. This full-time role supports patient care, prepares treatment rooms, assists dentists with procedures, and ensures infection control and safety standards are met.

The ideal candidate has a High School diploma (Dental Assistant training preferred) and must obtain X-Ray Certification within six months. We offer a stable work environment within a community-oriented nonprofit health system.